Creating Compassionate Alternatives to Systemic Interventions for People in Crisis & Distress
Brought to you by MindFreedom International
and Rethinking Psychiatry.
The Summit is organized to promote and support Peer Respites and Soteria Houses as effective alternatives to existing mainstream responses for people in emotional distress or life-interrupting challenges. This free international, online, participatory conference will give people the inspiration, tools, resources, networks and ongoing support to bring a Peer Respite or Soteria House to their communities. Click here for printable PDF flyer.
Day 1, Welcome!
- Hard hitting overview of the data of the success of Peer Respites and Soteria Houses
- Inspiring first-hand wisdom from people who have created, worked at, and used Peer Respites and Soteria Houses
Speakers:
- Robert Whitaker – American journalist, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic and editor of MadinAmerica.com
- Voyce Hendrix – Co-founder of the original Soteria House from the 1970s
- Cindy Marty Hadge – IPS, Lead Trainer HVN-USA and Wildflower Alliance
Day 2, The Big Picture Workshop
- Peer Respite or Soteria House? Which to choose?
- Philosophy and principles, fidelity and mission
- Framework, design, structure, research and evaluation
- How to organize in your community
- More information to come on speakers
Day 3, The Administrative Container Workshop
- Organizational structure, incorporation, board of directors
- Funding
- Policy environment
- The house, siting, NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), community relations
Day 4, How To Workshop
- “Being with” instead of “Doing to” or “Fixing”
- Choosing and training staff
- Finding guests
- Dealing with challenging situations
Day 5, Where Do We Go From Here?
- Building community among us
- Continuing, in-depth workshops
- Ongoing mentoring, networking and support
- Resource repository
